Help With Simconnect Please

[Bob Familton 14]

I have a thread in the CTD Forum (http://www.avsim.com/topic/488012-help-ctd-awhen-loading-select-aircraft-etc-screen/page-2#entry3417095) concerning my problems with SimConnect. I did not realize there was a Simconnect Forum.

 

It seems like somehow I lost the Simconnest files in my Registry. I have them in my Windows\winsxs folder. My FSXA ran fine prior to the crash.

 

Is there any way to get them registered in my Registry?.

 

I have the msi's in my SDK folder. Would it help to rerun them again and will they register the files in the Registry?

 

Am I right that they have to be registered to get FSXA to run?

 

Thanks for the help. Bob.

[Bob Familton 14]

Can someone please tell me what files are required and where do they go. Where should the simconnect.dll be?.

 

If I knew these I could check my Simconnest installation for integrity.

 

Can I reinstall Simconnect  and if so how, in detail. Can I just run the msi's in the SDK?

 

Thanks, Bob.

[Jim Young 2,356]

Can someone please tell me what files are required and where do they go. Where should the simconnect.dll be?.

 

If I knew these I could check my Simconnest installation for integrity.

 

Can I reinstall Simconnect  and if so how, in detail. Can I just run the msi's in the SDK?

 

Thanks, Bob.

According to the following link, simconnect is automatically installed when you install FSX, SP1, and Acceleration (each version) - http://www.fsdeveloper.com/wiki/index.php?title=Category:SimConnect .  They are required and integral part of FSX.

 

Best regards,

[Bob Familton 14]

Thank Jim. I appreciate it.

 

I am just trying to eliminate Simconnect as my problem..I'd like to be able to check my installation for  corruption.  If I knew which files are supposed to be in a specific location I can check to see if mine are there. Do the Simconnect files have to be registered and appear in the Registry? Mine are not there.

 

Bob.

 

 

[Jim Young 2,356]

 

 

Do the Simconnect files have to be registered and appear in the Registry? Mine are not there.

 

I have no idea if they need to be registered.  Simconnect is never used by FSX unless an application needs it.

 

I have over 100 simconnect entries in my registry, mostly from Prepar3D ESP.  But there are registry entries for FSX too and all of the different versions.  How did you search?  I just type in 'simconnect' in the search box inside the registry.

 

Best regards,

[Bob Familton 14]

Hi Jim. That's what I did and found that the following  RTM, SP1 and FSXA simconnect files were not in my registry.

 

C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft.flightsimulator.simconnect
_67c7c14424d61b5b_10.0.60905.0_none_dd92b94d8a196297 = SimConnect 60905 dll

C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft.flightsimulator.simconnect
_67c7c14424d61b5b_10.0.61242.0_none_e079b46b85043c20 = SimConnect 61355 dll

C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft.flightsimulator.simconnect
_67c7c14424d61b5b_10.0.61259.0_none_55f5ecdc14f60568 = SimConnect 61637 dll

 

Regards, Bob.

[Bob Familton 14]

I found on another site that there should be a simconnect file:

 

C:\WINDOWS\WinSxS\x86_Microsoft.FlightSimulator.SimConnect_67c7c14424d61b5b_10.0.60905.0*\SimConnect.dll.

 

My files above do not have the *\SimConnect.dll in it also talked about using regserver to register the files. Are they all to be registered? None of mine are.

 

I cannot find a simconnect.dll by that name anywhere on my computer.

 

Thanks. Bob.

[Jim Young 2,356]

 

My files above do not have the *\SimConnect.dll in it also talked about using regserver to register the files. Are they all to be registered? None of mine are.
I cannot find a simconnect.dll by that name anywhere on my computer.

 

I seriously doubt you will find *\simconnect.dll in your registry (the wildcard "*" would never show up).  The only way to search for your entries is to search for 10.0.60905.0.  I found several simconnect entries for that version in my registry.  I never found *\simconnect.dll on my computer or in my registry.  Yet all of my simconnects are installed and working properly.  My winsxs shows the following:  winsxs\x86_microsoft.flightsimulator.simconnect_67c7c14424d61b5b_10.0.60905.0_none_dd92b94d8a196297.  I also have a similar entry in c:\windows\winsxs\manifests.

 

Best regards,

[Bob Familton 14]

Hi JIm. Thanks.

 

I have the three files:

 

 

C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft.flightsimulator.simconnect
_67c7c14424d61b5b_10.0.60905.0_none_dd92b94d8a196297 = SimConnect 60905 dll

C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft.flightsimulator.simconnect
_67c7c14424d61b5b_10.0.61242.0_none_e079b46b85043c20 = SimConnect 61355 dll

C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft.flightsimulator.simconnect
_67c7c14424d61b5b_10.0.61259.0_none_55f5ecdc14f60568 = SimConnect 61637 dll:

 

in my Manifests folder. I don't have any of them in my Register. That answers my question. Most of my friends who have FSXA do not have them in their Registry.

 

REgards, Bob.

[Bob Familton 14]

Thanks to all who have posted with help. I removed FSX and reinstalled it and Acceleration. All works well now.

 

Best regards, Bob.